Thomas Rivard
Thomas Rivard, a cloth merchant in Saint-Aubin Tourouvre, born about 1568, came from a family established in Tourouvre since at least the 1400s.
He married, circa 1592-1693, Jeanne Chevreau (Johanne Chedreau), from an old family of La Poterie. Four, maybe five, are born of their union: Peter, born about 1594, Michael, baptized January 7, 1599, Mary, christened 29 January 1603, Sebastián, baptized November 29, 1609, and Nicolas, born to a date unknown.
Pierre Rivard
In November 1613, their eldest son, Pierre married to Tourouvre Joan Mallard. Born July 9, 1597, Jeanne was the daughter of Robert and Frances Lousche Mullard and the granddaughter of a farmer at ease Perche, Jean Mercier, a close relative of the ancestor tourouvrauin of former Prime Minister Honore Mercier.
the death of his father, Pierre Rivard took over the leadership of his trade, Chauvenière. Businessman and person of some education, he served in Tourouvre heavy loads, both religiously and socially.
November 11, 1613, he married Joan Mallard, born July 9, 1587, daughter of Robert Mullard, miller, and Françoise Lousche. Daughter of butcher who, by his mother, Joan's parents are winemakers at Clos de la Vigne, near Tourouvre. She had inherited the nickname "Vine".
Pierre Rivard and Jeanne Mullard had eight children: Anne was born February 13, 1616, Nicolas was born June 16, 1617, Marino was born February 21, 1621, Robert born September 19, 1624, Mathieu was born November 17, 1629, Pierre, died February 2, 1671, Robert born July 10, 1638, Jean. Ie 2O born in November 1633. Four of them died while they were still children.
In times of famine and wars of religion, three surviving son are committed to come and serve in New Fiance: Nicolas in 1648, Robert and John in 1664. Only Nicolas and Robert stayed.
Having returned to France in 1665, having inherited the Chauvrenière the death of his father, Jean Rivard continued to operate the business while living places. Vaudron married to Louise, 7 May 1674. He had two children. Died before 1694, he left no descendants in Canada.
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